Arsenal in £50m bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Dortmund had been holding out for £60 million for AubameyangPATRIK STOLLARZ/GETTY IMAGES

Arsenal have intensified their attempts to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund, raising their offer for the striker from £44 million to a potential club-record £50 million.

The German club had been holding out for £60 million, but Arsenal have set a 48-hour deadline to complete the transfer. The new offer would eclipse the £44 million that they paid Lyons for Alexandre Lacazette in July.

Meanwhile, Arsène Wenger fears that Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s confidence may have been affected by his time at Manchester United. The forward started 26 league games in 18 months at Old Trafford and has not provided an assist since his fifth of the campaign in the third game of the season.

Mkhitaryan is ineligible to play against Chelsea in tonight’s Carabao Cup…

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